Digital Spy reports that British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has seen and admired the multiple Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated film, The King’s Speech, which is about her late father, King George VI.
The Queen was reportedly particularly impressed by the performance of Colin Firth, who plays the king. Firth has already nabbed the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards for this role.
The King’s Speech is about King George VI’s impromptu ascension to the throne (following the abdication of his older brother Edward to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson) and how a speech therapist helped the new monarch deal with his speech impediment.
Helena Bonham-Carter plays the current queen’s mother and Geoffrey Rush the speech therapist. (Additional source: The Sun)
The King’s Speech opens on the South African cinema circuit on 11 February.
